Card holder



June 24, 1930. LQRENZ 1,767,993

CARD HOLDER Filed June 8, 1929 A\\\\\\\\\- IIIIIAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WITNESSES .792 G; Lorenz.

25.4w ATTORNEY Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED STATES rice ADOLPH G. LORENZ, 01? LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS CARD HOLDER This invention relates to a holder, a container or casing for visibly retaining a certificate or automobile owners registration card, or the like, and adapted to be securely fastened in a conspicuous place on a part of an automobile such as the instrument board thereof.

More particularly the invention relates to a holder, container or casing of the indicated character including parts which are self locking, to prevent the card from being removed and another substituted in its place, without leaving traces indicating that the holder, container or casing has been forcibly opened, to

the end that the card will'not become lost or be wrongfully removed, and that the perpetration of fraud against the rightful owner of an automobile may be averted.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a holder of the indicated character which embodies improved and simplified features of construction for carrying out the desired results.

The nature of the invention and its distinguishing features and advantages will appear when the following specification is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a face view of the holder with a registration card, the holder being fastened to an automobile instrument board, a portion of which is shown.

Fig. 2 is a face view of the holder, partly in section, the card and transparent plate having been removed.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional View taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2, the card and transparent plate being shown.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 44, of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an inverted plan view of the base part of the holder.

Fig. 6 is an inverted plan View of the top 5 part of the holder.

Fig. 7 is a side view of the top part of the holder.

Fig. 8 is a side View of the base part of the holder.

Referring now more particularly to the 7 views of the drawing, it will be apparent, that the holder, container or casing consists of tWo main parts, a base part 10 and a top part or cover 11. The said parts will be made preferably of metal, and be of a size to accommodate a certificate or registration card having on one face thereof indicia concerning the make of the automobile, the motor number, the year, etc., besides having the owners name in his or her own handwriting. Such card is designated 12.

The base part 10 is of integral construction and consists of a plate 13, a laterally projecting marginal rim 14, a depending flange 15 and apertured lugs 16 arranged diametrically opposite each other. The rim 14 has notches l7 spaced equidistantly. The flange 15 has struck therefrom pairs of projections 18. The projections 18 of each pair curve outwardly and toward each other, and it will be understood that each projection is capable of being flexed from its normal disposition, but will return to the normal position when pressure thereon is withdrawn. Each pair of projections 18 has a definite position to one side of each one of the notches 17 The lugs 16 are respectively adapted to accommodate fastening elements such as the screw bolts or the like 19, which are employed to fasten the base part 10 to an automobile instru-.

. ment board 20, or other conspicuous part of an automobile.

The top part or cover 11 is of circular construction and consists of a bezel 21 having a sight opening 22 and a flange 23. The flange 23 has struck therefrom lugs 24 spaced equidistantly and similarly to the notches 17 in the rim 14 of the part 10 in order to register therewith, when the part or cover 11 is brought down over the part 10. The projec- Q tions and lugs 24 constitute a self locking means for securely holding the part or cover 11 associated with the base part 10, when the part or cover 11 is applied tothe base part 10 in a manner to be explained.

Before the part or cover 11 is applied to the base part 10 the registration card 12 is placed on the plate 13 of the part 10, and a transparent disk or plate 25 is arranged on top of the card 12. The top part or cover 11 is then brought down over the base part 10, with the lugs 24 of theformer in registration with the notches 17 of the latter. The top part or cover 11 is then pushed downwardly bringing the lugs 24 in the plane of the pairs of projections 18, Byimparting turning movement to the top part or cover 11, the lugs 24 will flex the projections 18 respectively encountered thereby, inwardly from their normal positions, allowing the lugs to pass the same into positionsrespectively between the projections of each pair, as shown most clearly in'Fig. 2. This'willsubstantially prevent further turning movement of the top part or cover 11 relatively to the base part 10 in either direction. In'this connection it will be apparent that'wh'en the lugs 24 are respectively d'ispose'd'bet'ween the projections 180i each pair, each projection 18 would be flexed outwardly against the flange 23 by the -associate'dlug 24, anda'ct as an obstruction in the attempt to turn the cover 11. It will also be apparent that axial movement of the part 1.1,

relatively tothe part '10 will be prevented because of the factthat the lugs '24 will encounter the rim ll ofthe part 10. Furthermor'e, iiri order to separate the top part or cover11 fro'mthe base part 10, it'will be necessary to'bend or mutilate the parts, thereby leaving traces indicating that'some unauthor- 'iZed person'has forcibly separated therp'arts, making it possible for a person to detect any possible substitution of one registration card for-another, with the intention of perpetrati'ng a fraud against the rightful owner of the automobile. The fact that it'will be impossible to separate the parts of the holder with out mutila'ting the same or leaving traces of tampering therewith, unscrupulous persons will be discouraged from attempting to wrongfully remove one card in order to substitute another in its place. Under such con- 'ditions, theft of an automobile will be "the invention, the scope of which is limited only by'the terms of the appended claims.

'I'claim; I

1. A card holder comprising two circular @p'arts adapted to hold a card so as to be visihaving an opening for that purpose, and cooperative means on said parts adapted to be brought into cooperative relationship by associating one part with the other part and imparting to the former a turning move-- ment, to permanently lock said parts together.

2. A card holder comprising two circular parts adapted to hold a card so as to be visible through one of said parts, the latter part having an opening for that purpose, cooperative means on said "parts adapted to be brought into cooperative relationship by associating one part with the other part and imparting tothe former a turning movement, to permanently lock said 'partstogether, and means on one of said parts for the purpose of fixedly attaching the holder to a support.

3. A cardholder comprising two circular parts adapted to hold a card so as to be visible through one of said parts, the latter part having an openingforthatpurpose,'one of said .parts constituting "a base having a notched rim and pairs-of flexible projections, the other partconstituting-a top and having lugs, said lugs being arranged to pass through the notches in said rim when the top is brought down over said base, each of said lugs-then being disposed tOflBX one projecparts, the latter part having an-opening for that purpose, each ofs'ai-d parts having a circular flange, the flange on one part being large enough in diameter to surround the'fl'ange on the other part when the partsare brought togethe-r, coactin'g means "on said flanges enga'geable by the relative turning movement of one part on the other part to substantially prevent further turning movement of the one part on the other part, and said coacting means including a lug on the-inside of one part to engage the other part to prevent separating endwise movement of the parts with respect to each other.

5. A card holder comprising two circular parts consisting ofa base-part and a top-part, said parts being adapted to hold a card so as to be visible through the top part, the top part having an opening for that purpose, each of said parts-having a circular flange, a pair of curved flexible projections on the outside of the flange of the base part, a lug on the inside of the flange of the top part, said base part having a lateral rim portion having a notch, said lug being arranged to pass through the notch when the top part is ble through one of said parts, the latter partbrought over the base part in association therewith with the flange of the former surrounding the flange of the latter, the lug then being disposed to flex one of said projections to clear the latter as the top part is turned relatively to the base part, for the purpose of disposing the lug between the projections, the latter then being adapted to obstruct the lug to substantially prevent turning of said top part, and said lug while disposed between said projections being engageable with said rim portion to prevent relative endwise movement of the top part from the base part.

ADOLPH G. LORENZ. 

